Pros: Fast printing for business applications. Automatic document feeder (ADF). Direct printing from memory cards. E-mail directly from AIO unit using optional built built-in keyboard.Cons: Relatively slow for photos. Some features -- like the driver for faxing from programs on your computer -- do not install with a network connection. Bottom Line: Too big to fit comfortably on most desks, the HP Officejet 9130 all-in-one offers five AIO functions: Print, copy, scan, fax, and e-mail, using the built-in keyboard. An Ethernet connector combined with fast printing for business applications make it well suited to a small office.

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Clearly in a class by itself here, the $1,000 HP Officejet 9130 All-in-One is the most expensive choice by far to buy, but it's the least expensive to run. It's also the only one with an Ethernet connection, and one of two models we tested with a 50-page ADF. Most interesting, it's the only one that lets you scan and e-mail directly from the unit, with a little built-in keyboard for entering e-mail addresses.

You can either set up the 9130 as a standalone fax machine, copier, and digital sender (for e-mail), or connect it to a network or PC via a USB or parallel port.

Performance was a mixed bag. The 9130 did well on our business applications suite, placing first or close to it on 9 of the 13 documents with a total time of 21 minutes 21 seconds, compared with 20:24 for the leader. For photos, however, it was next to last, averaging 4:45 for each 4-by-6 and just shy of 16 minutes for each 8-by-10.

Photo quality ratings are acceptable, but not good enough to justify the long wait. The 9130 also earned a rating of good for graphics quality and very good for text. Costs per page were the best in the group, at 1.7 cents per monochrome page and 10.4 cents per color page.

The 9130 is not for everyone, but its long list of features, combined with strengths in text quality, running costs, and speed for business applications, clearly makes it one of the best AIOs for a small office or workgroup.

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